Other News - 10/29/2009

AirAsia is deferring delivery of an additional eight A320s, lifting the number of delayed aircraft to 24. According to a regulatory filing cited by Malaysia's Bernama news agency, the LCC will push eight more 2011 deliveries back to 2014-15. It now plans to take 15 aircraft in 2011, 24 in 2014 and two in 2015 (ATWOnline, Oct. 6).